Hashtag History

This week on Hashtag History, we are celebrating the Season Finale of Season Two with a special two-part segment about the John F. Kennedy Assassination. We are joined by reoccurring guest, Kelly Boyles, the owner of Milk House Shakes in Old Sacramento (a coffee and milkshake shop based on U.S. Presidents). The JFK Assassination has long been one of the greatest controversies in American History.....

This week on Hashtag History, we are celebrating the Season Finale of Season Two with a special two-part segment about the John F. Kennedy Assassination. We are joined by reoccurring guest, Kelly Boyles, the owner of Milk House Shakes in Old Sacramento (a coffee and milkshake shop based on U.S. Presidents). The JFK Assassination has long been one of the greatest controversies in American History.....

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about the lesser-known Kennedy Assassination: The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Only five years after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Robert ("Bobby") Kennedy sadly followed in his brother's footsteps. And not just in his race for the presidency; he too was assassinated by a "lone" assassin...or was he? Join us as we talk about the RFK Assassinat...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about the Great Fire of Rome that occurred in 64 AD and wiped out a third of the City! Who was responsible for the fire? Christians? Nero? Or could the whole fire have been accidental? Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for all of the pictures mentioned in this episode. Citations for all sources can be located on our website at...

This week on Hashtag History, we are debunking the many myths of the Winchester Mystery House constructed by Sarah Winchester for a non-stop thirty-eight years! Rachel took a tour to the infamous Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California and reports back on her first-hand experiences, some hardcore history truths, and the long-standing myths and rumors that have surrounded Mrs. Winchester's...

This week on Hashtag History, we are diving into the "other side" of world-famous singer, Frank Sinatra. While most people know Sinatra as one of the best-selling musicians in the world with over 150 million records sold worldwide, there was a whole other side of Sinatra that most people don't know. This other side reveals a story of Sinatra's arrest and imprisonment, his deep mafia ties, a really...

This week on Hashtag History, we are discussing Roman Emperor, Elagabalus, who has long been considered by historians to be one of Rome's worst and most ill-equipped emperors...EVER. His reign was plagued by religious controversy, crazy parties, and really scandalous sexual exploits. He was married to five different women all while carrying on a committed relationship with a male slave. Meanwhile,...

This week on Hashtag History, we are taking a deep look into one of the most controversial operations to ever be conducted by the United States Government. This operation took place shortly after World War II, a global conquest initiated by Germany in which the world witnessed the deaths of approximately 70 million people. The world saw firsthand how powerful and how devastating the Nazi Party cou...

This week on Hashtag History, we are diving into one of America's very first murder trials in which a woman was tried for murdering her parents. This case also marks one of the first instances in which the media completely blew things out of proportion causing mass interest in the crime both then and now. In fact, pop culture has picked up the Lizzie Borden story in movies, television shows, and e...

Welcome to Season Two of Hashtag History! This week on Hashtag History, we are doing all kinds of new things like introducing a Halloween special edition episode...and passing the reigns over to Leah for her takeover episode! Leah introduces us to Jack the Ripper, the still unidentified serial killer that roamed Whitechapel, London in the late 1800s and has been connected to at least five gruesome...

This week on Hashtag History, we are celebrating the Season Finale of Season One by inviting our special guest, Kelly Boyles (owner of Milk House Shakes in Old Sacramento) to join us as we discuss the Teapot Dome Scandal. This scandal is super underrated even though, prior to the Watergate Scandal, this was the largest political scandal to occur in the highest office of the land. Join us as we div...

This week on Hashtag History, we are breaking down the super infamous and super well-known Black Plague that struck Europe between 1347 and 1351 and resulted in the deaths of anywhere between 75 to 200 million people! Although everyone knows about the Black Plague, we are confident that you will learn a thing or two on this episode that you did not already know. Oh, and here's a fair warning: This...

This week on Hashtag History, we are diving into one of History's greatest mysteries and greatest losses. Imagine a place where we could gather all of the answers to all of our questions about ancient civilization; a central location that contained upwards of 700,000 resources that you could use to obtain any and every type of information you could imagine about the ancient world. Now I want...

This week on Hashtag History, we will be transporting ourselves back to ancient Egypt to take a closer look at one of the most controversial pharaohs to ever live! He was so controversial, in fact, that after he died, monuments of his were destroyed, his image was removed from statues, and his name was even expunged from the list of pharaohs so that Egyptians could pretend like his reign had never...

This week on Hashtag History, we continue to discuss immigrants in America in the early 1900s. Immigrants faced intense discrimination in America which not only meant lower wages in the work place but it also meant poor housing, daily racial and religious prejudice, and even - in the worst case scenario - it could mean being tried and executed for a crime you did not commit. This is the case of Sa...

This week on Hashtag History, we are diving into the tragic story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire which killed 146 people on March 25, 1911 in Manhattan, New York. So why didn't the one and only fire escape work? Why was the door to the stairs that led outside locked? Why was there no water when the emergency water valves were turned? And just how many other ways could this incident have b...

This week on Hashtag History, we will be diving into America’s oldest mystery: The Lost Colony of Roanoke! When you learn about American History, starting with the Colonial Era, most people are taught that Jamestown was the start of it. Most people have never even heard of the Colony of Roanoke and have no idea that the Colonial Era actually started over twenty years before the Jamestown settlers...

This week on Hashtag History, we discuss the Chappaquiddick incident in gory detail, discover the severe ramifications the incident had on the Kennedy family and the nation as a whole, and we will even hear a word from Mr. Kennedy himself! Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for all of the pictures mentioned in this episode. Citations for all sources can be located on our w...

This week on Hashtag History, we introduce the Chappaquiddick incident! We will take a dive into Ted Kennedy’s background, the events leading up to the infamous car accident, and…hey, you may even learn how to make a new cocktail!   Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for all of the pictures mentioned in this episode. Citations for all sources can be located on ou...

Welcome to Hashtag History; the ultimate History podcast for History Nerds and History Haters alike! Here at Hashtag History, we dive into History's greatest stories of controversy, conspiracy, and corruption.